New and Improved MOMA
A couple of months ago, Elaine and I made one of those "when people who don't live in New York come to town" pilgrimages to the re-designed MOMA. I had such a great time roaming around a space dedicated to the spectrum of Things We Should Take a Moment to Appreciate.
I dropped the requisite art history 101 in college after learning that slide projectors and darkened auditoriums at 9:40AM were a snoozfest. My resulting ignorance of all things artistic meant I saw one of Monet's Waterlily paintings and my first thought was, "Elaine, how is this thing SO BIG?!" It's a good 15 ft long. Second thought was, "Kinda blurry, no?"
What I love about the MOMA is that despite my art history drop out status, I was able to take a minute to really think and appreciate elements of good design in daily (and less frequent) encounters. On display were the iconic NY subway signs, the first generation iPOD, those salt and pepper shakers that Julie gave to Elaine and Yukari, and a large helicopter. Kewl.
I took my camera and proved true the photo adage that if lucky, 1 roll of film will yield 1 good picture. Pricey ratio and I'm pushing the definition of "good picture." Oh well--yay for digital. The MOMA's walls are all white and the light in each space is shaped by blasts of natural light and the hues of whatever is on display. Photo weenie fun, but tricky. This picture is an illustrative reminder that I have yet to fully understand white balance.